Ventilating device for water-closets.



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VBNTILATING DEVICE FOR WATER yCLOSETS.

APPLIUATION FILED l`BB.4, 1910. 962,490, Patented June 28, 1910.

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-QUNN S p ALBERT A. BRUDER AND AUGUST J. BRUDER, OF DETROIT, 'f/ICHIGAN.

VENTILATING DEVICE FOR WATEE-CLOSETS T o all whom 'it may concern:

' Beit known that we, ALBERT A. BRUDER and AUGUST J. BRUDER, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan,` have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Ventilating Devices for Tater-Closets, of ,which the following is a specification, reference being hadntherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a Ventilating attachment for closets.

The invention consists of the matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. 'Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View partly broken away of a closet l.equipped with an attachment embodying features of the invention; Fig. 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the closet and attachment; Fig. 3 is an enlarged View in detail of one form of the attachment and adjacent portion of the seat; Fig. l is a plan view partly broken away of a Inodied form of the ventilator; Fig. 5 is a view in cross section of the ventilator showing the adjacent portions of the closet in'dotted lines; Fig. 6 is a view in section, enlarged of a modified form of the device; and Fig. 7 is a View in section' of another` modification.

In the drawings, a closet 1 of conventional type has a seat`2 hinged in the usual mannerv to a shelf 3 to t-he rear of which is the usual Ventilating pipe 4. adapte to be connected to a Ventilating iiue as in standard closet constructions.' A hollow casing b5 preferably of metal is secured detachably to the under side of the shelf above the rim of the rear portion or kidney of the closetas it is termed. y'This casing has a transverse passage indicated at 6 to open through a pipe 7 into the same Ventilating flue with` which the pipe et is connected or a like ventilating passage. A hollow casing 8 that conforms in outline to the rim 9 of the closet is interposed between the latter and the underside of the seat 2. In the preferred form indicated in Fig. 3 the casing is of metal with flanges 10 secured by screws 11 or like means to the seat. A. sheet metal plate 12 forms the inner wall of the casing adjacent the seat. A gasket 13 of rubber or like material adapted to rest upon the seat frame 1s secured to the lower face of the frame 8 by Spcccaton of Letters Patent. Patented ,111119,2819110, Application filed February 4, 1910. Serial No. 542,076. l

the rim of the bowl as indicated in Figs.

5. and G in which' construction it is preferably formed of a single piece of porcelain or cast metal 18 having its under side 19 conforming in cross section to the upper facfv of the bowl rim 9 with the rear ventilating duct 2O and a forward Ventilating duct 21. Cement or like material is placed between the meeting faces of the bowl and ventilator and it is further held in place by a depending forward lug 22 adaptedto hook around the bowl rim and screws Q3, bolts or like fastening means passing through the back of mthe ventilator and engaging the body of the bowl. As' a further modification, the ventilator may be cast integrally with the bowl as indicated in Fig. 7 with front aperture Q4 and rear opening 25 con nected through a duct 2G with the ventilating shaft of the closet.

The ventilator is readily attached to closets of standard construction and furnishes complete system of ventilation, air entering through the top of the bowl to the seat opening and passing out through the ventilator. The latter does not materially alter the eX- ternal proportions or design of the closet and may be attached without disturbing the plumbing connections.

Obviously, changes in details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and we do not limit ourselves to any particular form or arrangement of parts. v

lVhat we claimas our invention is 1. .ft ventilating attachment for closets comprising a hollow casing interposed between the closet seat and shelf and the closet rim, and provided with a pair of ventilating passages, one of which. has an inlet opening in the inner wall of the casing near the front of the closet, and the other of which has an inlet opening in the inner Wall of the casing near the rearfof the closet, the

' vwhich Ihas an inlet opening in the inner Wall of the casing near 'the rear of the closetfthe outlets of both passages being adjacent each other at the rear of the closet.

3. A Ventilating attachment fori closets comprising a hollow casing interposed be-A tween the closet seat and shelf and the 'closet rim, and provided with a pair of Ventilating passages, one of which has an linlet openin in the inner wall of the casing near the front l of the closet, and the other. of which `has an inlet opening in the inner wall of the casing near the rear of the closet, the outlets of both passages being adjacent'each other at the rear of the closet, the casin being divided at the linevof separation o the closet seat and the closet seat shelf into'two sec tions, each conforming to the contiguous portion of the closet.

. 4. A Ventilating attachment for closets comprising'ahollow casing detachably se,l cured betweeii'thev closet-.seat and sheli:l and the closet rim, and provided with a pair of Ventilating passages, one of which has an inlet opening in the inner wall of the cas ing near the frontl of the closet, and the other of which has an inlet opening in the inner Wall of the casing near the rear of the closet, the outlets of both passages being ladjacent each other at the rear of the closet, 'means on the front of the casing detachabl')T engaging the closet rim, and means for detachably fastening the rear part of the casing to the closet. I In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presencel ,of two witnesses.

ALBERT A. BRUDER. y AUGUST J. BRUDER.

Witnesses:

' ANNA M. Donn,

-ANNA M. SHaNNoN. 

